Masterpiece Theatre: Railway Children
by Catherine Morshead
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Actor: Jack Blumenau; Clare Thomas; Jemima Rooper; Jenny Agutter; Michael Kitchen; Valerie Minifie; Melanie Clark Pullen; Georgie Glen; Gregor Fisher; Amanda Walker; Clive Russell; Richard Attenborough; David Bamber; Jane Wood (II); Ian Gain; Bobby Windebank; Velibor Topic; Geoffrey Beevers; Michael Gunn; Paul TrussellDirector: Catherine Morshead
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Movie Reviews of Masterpiece Theatre: Railway Children
Movie Review: Fantastic Family Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
I am glad to add this piece to my Brtish Movie Collection, it is a wonderful family drama, that stirs the heart, and makes one wish they were a child again
Summary of Masterpiece Theatre: Railway Children
Set at the turn of the 20th century, three Edwardian children and their mother move to a country house in Yorkshire after their father is mysteriously taken away by the police. However, their mother refuses to inform the children of the circumstances surrounding their father's disappearance.The children become fascinated by a nearby railroad, and they faithfully wave to passengers daily. Their kindness helps them make friends with some important travelers, one old gentleman in particular. Can he help solve the mystery of their missing father?
Special DVD features include: Cast list; Masterpiece Theatre poster gallery; access to The Railway Children Web site featuring essays, an interview with leading actress Jenny Agutter, biographies and photos of Golden Age authors, and more; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Widescreen (Anamorphic)
Jenny Agutter stars as the mother in this Masterpiece Theater remake of the beloved 1970 Lionel Jeffries film of the same name, in which she played the oldest daughter. This time that role is played by Jemima Rooper, whose face perfectly captures the conflict between her girlhood of railway adventures and her adulthood, in which she comes to understand far more about the disappearance of her father than her younger siblings do. This early 20th-century story based on Edith Nesbit's novel is set in motion when the children's father is taken off in the night from their London home and the family moves to the country in reduced circumstances. The trio take to waving at passing trains for amusement and wind up preventing a derailment, reuniting a Russian prison escapee with his family, and rescuing a schoolboy injured in a tunnel. A couple of their heroics are accomplished with the assistance of a jovial-looking gentleman (Richard Attenborough), who waves to them from the rear car. He turns out to be the owner of the railroad and helps Rooper's character clear her father of a false treason conviction. Agutter does well as the proper British mum with a heart, but this is clearly Rooper's picture. The movie itself is 97 minutes with a few minutes tacked on at the beginning and end for Russell Baker's customary commentary and historical context. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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